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2009 New and Updated CRS Reports (in alphabetical order)

TITLE	CODE	DATE
Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs), Issues and Arguments	R40627	18-Jun-09
Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance	RS21922	26-Jun-09
Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy	RL32686	18-Jun-09
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy	RL30588	18-Jun-09
Agriculture in Pending U.S. Free Trade Agreements with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea	R40622	3-Jun-09
Algeria: Current Issues	RS21532	16-Apr-09
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Political Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests	RL33453	9-Apr-09
Arms Control and Nonproliferation: A Catalog of Treaties and Agreements	RL33865	10-Feb-09
Assistance to North Korea	R40095	20-May-09
Bahrain: Reform, Security and U.S. Policy	95-1013	24-Feb-09
Bosnia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy	R40479	1-Apr-09
Brazil-U.S. Relations	RL33456	3-Jun-09
Burma and Transnational Crime	RL34225	27-Apr-09
Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests	RL33458	28-May-09
Central Asia's Security: Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests	RL30294	25-Feb-09
Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and US Relations	R40126	3-Jun-09
China - U.S Trade Issues	RL33536	3-Jun-09
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues	RL31555	26-May-09
China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United States	RS22984	3-Jun-09
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities—Background and Issues for Congress	RL33153	29-May-09
China’s Currency: A Summary of the Economic Issues	RS21625	17-Jun-09
China's Economic Conditions	RL33534	5-Mar-09
China's Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America and Southeast Asia	R40361	25-Feb-09
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy	R40457	2-Apr-09
Comprehensive Nuclear -Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments	RL33548	28-Jan-09
Comprehensive Nuclear -Test-Ban Treaty: Updated "Safeguards" and Net Assessments	R40612	3-Jun-09
Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees: Recent Legislation and Implementation	RS22973	30-Jan-09
Conventional Warheads for Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress	RL33067	26-Jan-09
Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations	R40593	2-Jun-09
Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Remittances	RL31139	31-Mar-09
Cuban Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends	R40566	2-Jun-09
Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations	RL33003	12-May-09
El Salvador: Political, Economic and Social Conditions and U.S. Relations	RS21655	8-Jun-09
EU-U.S. Economic Ties: Framework, Scope, and Magnitude	RL30608	20-Mar-09
France: Factors Shaping Foreign Policy, and Issues in U.S.-French Relations	RL32464	20-May-09
Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns	RL32136	13-May-09
Georgia [Republic] and NATO Enlargement: Issues and Implications	RS22829	6-Mar-09
German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications	RL34199	20-May-09
Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments	RS22570	22-May-09
Haiti: Current Conditions and Congressional Concerns	R40507	17-Jun-09
Health and Safety Concerns Over U.S. Imports of Chinese Products: An Overview	RS22713	13-Jan-09
Honduran-U.S. Relations	RL34027	8-Jun-09
Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications	RL34729	12-Jun-09
Indonesia: Domestic Politics, Strategic Dynamics, and American Interests	RL32394	17-Jun-09
Instability in Chad	RS22798	24-Feb-09
International Criminal Court Cases in Africa: Status and Policy Issues	RL34665	18-May-09
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses	RL32048	2-Jul-09
Iran’s 2009 Presidential Elections	R40653	22-Jun-09
Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq	RS22323	4-Jun-09
Iran's Economic Conditions: U.S. Policy Issues	RL34525	15-Jun-09
Iran's Nuclear Program : Tehran's Compliance with International Obligations	R40094	31-Mar-09
Iraq: Map Sources	RS21396	6-Feb-09
Iraq: Politics, Elections and Benchmarks	RS21968	2-Jun-09
Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security	RL31339	8-Jun-09
Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance	RL31833	12-Mar-09
Iraq: U.S. Casualties	RS21578	26-Jun-09
Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis?	RL33936	13-Feb-09
Israel and Hamas: Conflict in Gaza (2008-2009)	R40101	19-Feb-09
Israel: Background and Relations with the United States	RL33476	2-Apr-09
Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy	RL33530	9-Jun-09
Japan's Nuclear Future: Policy Debate, Prospect, and U.S. Interests	RL34487	19-Feb-09
Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress	RL33436	3-Jun-09
Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations	RL33546	9-Jun-09
Kenya: Current Conditions and the Challenges Ahead	RL34378	14-May-09
Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy	RS21513	20-May-09
Kyrgyzstan’s Closure of the Manas Airbase: Context and Implications	R40564	4-May-09
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections	98-684	27-Mar-09
Latin America Terrorism Issues	RS21049	11-Mar-09
Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations	R40054	19-May-09
Madagascar's Political Crisis	R40448	18-May-09
Mérida Initiative for Mexico and Central America: Funding and Policy Issues	R40135	1-Jun-09
Mexico's Drug-Related Violence	R40582	27-May-09
Mexico-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress	RL32724	1-May-09
Middle East Elections 2009: Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq	R40586	18-May-09
Mongolia and U.S. Policy: Political and Economic Relations	RL34056	18-Jun-09
NATO Common Funds Burdensharing: background and Current Issues	RL30150	27-Jan-09
NATO Enlargement: Albania, Croatia, and Possible Future Candidates	RL34701	14-Apr-09
NATO Enlargement: Senate Advice and Consent	RL31915	16-Jan-09
NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance	RL33627	17-Apr-09
NATO’s 60th Anniversary Summit	R40454	14-Apr-09
Navy Role in Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism: Background and Issues for Congress	RS22373	4-Jun-09
Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in Former Soviet Union	RL31957	11-Feb-09
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons	RL32572	28-Jan-09
North Korea: Economic Leverage and Policy Analysis	RL32493	4-Jun-09
North Korea: Terrorism List Removal	RL30613	15-Apr-09
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy	RL33590	27-May-09
North Korean Counterfeiting of U.S. Currency	RL33324	12-Jun-09
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons	RL34256	26-May-09
Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer	RS22937	9-Mar-09
Nuclear Waste Disposal: Alternatives to Yucca Mountain	R40202	6-Feb-09
Nuclear Weapons R&D in Nine Nations	R40439	16-Mar-09
Oversight of High-Containment Biological Laboratories: Issues for Congress	R40418	4-May-09
Pakistan’s Capital Crisis: Implications for U.S. Policy	RS22983	6-Mar-09
Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues	RL34248	12-Jun-09
Pakistan-U.S. Relations	RL33498	6-Feb-09
Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations	RL30981	26-Mar-09
Piracy off the Horn of Africa	R40528	24-Apr-09
Political Turmoil in Thailand and U.S. Interests	R40605	26-May-09
Russia-Georgia Conflict in August 2008: Context and Implications for U.S. Interests	RL34618	3-Mar-09
Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries Steven Woehrel Specialist in European Affairs	RL34261	20-May-09
Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations	RL33533	30-Apr-09
Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace	RL33911	21-May-09
South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations	RL31697	20-May-09
Sri Lanka: Background and U.S. Relations	RL31707	4-Jun-09
Stability in Russia's Chechnya and Other Regions of the North Caucasus: Recent Developments	RL34613	3-Apr-09
Strategic Arms Control after START: Issues and Options	R40084	7-May-09
Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement	RL33574	12-Mar-09
Syria: Background and US Relations	RL33487	11-Mar-09
Taiwan’s Political Status: Historical Background and Ongoing Implications	RS22388	4-Jun-09
Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Developments and Policy Implications	R40493	1-May-09
Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector	RL32189	26-May-09
Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations	RL32593	8-Jun-09
The 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) "Swine Flu" Outbreak: U.S. Responses to Global Human Cases	R40588	26-May-09
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview	R40554	12-Jun-09
The European Union: Questions and Answers	RS21372	18-May-09
The Global Financial Crisis: Increasing IMF Resources and the Role of Congress	R40578	5-Jun-09
The Global Nuclear Detection Architecture: Issues for Congress	RL34574	25-Mar-09
The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress	RL32773	11-Jun-09
The International Space Station and The Space Shuttle	RL33568	18-Mar-09
The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)	RS20871	4-Jun-09
The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq	RS22079	3-Jun-09
The Proposed U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA): Provisions and Implications	RL34330	17-Jun-09
The Republic of the Philippines: Background and U.S. Relations	RL33233	15-Jan-09
The Role of the Department of Defense During A Flu Pandemic	R40619	4-Jun-09
The State Secrets Privilege and Other Limits on Litigation Involving Classified Information	R40603	28-May-09
The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002: Background and Implementation	R40453	17-Mar-09
The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation	R40344	11-Jun-09
The United States and Europe: Current Issues	RS22163	16-Mar-09
Tunisia: Current Issues	RS21666	29-Jun-09
U.S. - China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy	RL33001	7-May-09
U.S. - Mexico Economic Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications	RL32934	3-Apr-09
U.S. Accession to ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC)	R40583	5-May-09
U.S. Civilian Space Policy Priorities: Reflections 50 Years After Sputnik	RL34263	2-Feb-09
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians	RS22967	15-May-09
U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon	R40485	20-May-09
U.S. Security Assistance to the Palestinian Authority	R40664	24-Jun-09
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues	RL33640	23-Feb-09
U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress	RL32496	15-Apr-09
U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2009: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy	R40208	5-Feb-09
Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda	RL33701	15-May-09
Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy	RL33460	5-Mar-09
Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy	RL32488	5-Feb-09
Vietnamese Victims of Agent Orange and U.S.-Vietnam Relations	RL34761	28-May-09
War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress	R40156	23-Jan-09
Yemen: Background and U.S. Relations	RL34170	22-Jan-09
Zimbabwe: The Power Sharing Agreement and Implications for U.S. Policy	RL34509	25-Mar-09

Archived CRS Reports (in alphabetical order)

TITLE	CODE	DATE
9/11 Commission Recommendations: Implementation Status	RL33742	4-Dec-06
Abu Sayyaf: Target of Philippine-U.S. Anti-Terrorism Cooperation	RL31265	24-Jan-07
Access to Broadband Networks	RL33496	13-Dec-06
Access to Government Information In the United States	97-71	5-Dec-07
Afghan Refugees: Current Status and Future Prospects	RL33851	26-Jan-07
Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa	RL34003	22-Aug-08
Africa, the G8, and the Blair Initiative	RL32796	20-Jul-05
Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance Issues	RL33591	28-Jul-06
Agricultural Biotechnology: The U.S.-EU Dispute	RS21556	10-Mar-06
Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs	RL33553	27-Apr-07
Agricultural Issues in the 109th Congress	RS22013	6-Oct-06
Agriculture-Based Renewable Energy Production	RL32712	18-May-06
Agroterrorism: Threats and Preparedness	RL32521	12-Mar-07
AIDS in Africa	RL33584	24-Nov-06
AIDS in the Caribbean and Central America	RL32001	18-Jan-06
Al Qaeda: Profile and Threat Assessment	RL33038	17-Aug-05
Al Qaeda: Statements and Evolving Ideology	RL32759	9-Jul-07
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress	RL33564	20-Jul-06
Animal Identification and Meat Traceability	RL32012	13-Jul-06
Arab League Boycott of Israel	RL33961	27-Aug-08
Arab League Boycott of Israel	RS22424	19-May-06
Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia: Security Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests	RL30679	31-Jan-08
Arms Control and Nonproliferation Activities: A Catalog of Recent Events	RL30033	19-Jan-06
Arts and Humanities: Background on Funding	RS20287	16-Feb-06
Avian Flu Pandemic: Potential Impact of Trade Disruptions	RS22453	8-May-08
Avian Influenza: Agricultural Issues	RS21747	29-Aug-06
Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research	RS21044	13-Jul-06
Balkan Cooperation on War Crimes Issues	RS22097	25-Jul-08
Biotechnology in Animal Agriculture: Status and Current Issues	RL33334	27-Mar-06
Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border	RL33659	12-Dec-06
Border Security: Key Agencies and Their Missions	RS21899	26-Jan-06
Border Security: The Complexity of the Challenge	RL32839	24-Jan-07
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Issues for U.S. Policy	RL32392	10-Feb-05
Bosnia and the European Union Military Force (EUFOR): Post-NATO Peacekeeping	RS21774	15-Jan-08
Bosnia: Overview of Current Issues	RS22324	16-Jun-08
Botnets, Cybercrime, and Cyberterrorism: Vulnerabilities and Policy Issues for Congress	RL32114	29-Jan-08
Bringing Peace to Chechnya? Assessments and Implications	RL32272	31-Mar-06
Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs	RL30719	22-Aug-08
Broadband Internet Regulation and Access: Background and Issues	RL33542	25-Aug-08
Broadband over Powerlines: Regulatory and Policy Issues	RL32421	11-Oct-07
BSE ("Mad Cow Disease"): A Brief Overview	RS22345	19-Dec-06
Campaign Finance: An Overview	RL33580	31-Jul-06
Campaign Finance: Constitutional and Legal Issues of Soft Money	IB98025	31-Mar-05
Capital Punishment: An Overview of Federal Death Penalty Statutes	RL30962	5-Jan-05
Caspian Oil and Gas: Production and Prospects	RS21190	8-Sep-06
Central Asia’s Security: Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests	RL30294	26-Apr-07
China and Falun Gong	RL33437	11-Aug-06
China’s Currency: Economic Issues and Options for U.S. Trade Policy	RL32165	15-Jul-07
China's Growing Interest in Latin America	RS22119	20-Apr-05
China's Trade with the United States and the World	RL31403	18-Aug-06
China-Southeast Asia Relations: Trends, Issues, and Implications for the United States	RL32688	4-Apr-06
China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy	RL33877	23-Jul-08
Climate Change Legislation in the 109th Congress	RL32955	4-Aug-06
Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bills in the 110th Congress	RL33846	31-Jan-07
Climate Change: Science Update 2007	RL34266	29-Nov-07
Climate Change: The European Union's Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS)	RL33581	31-Jul-06
Cloning: A Select Chronology, 1997-2004	RL31211	9-Mar-04
Combat Aircraft Sales to South Asia: Potential Implications	RL33515	6-Jul-06
Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness	RL33160	12-Mar-07
Comparing Global Influence: China’s and U.S. Diplomacy, Foreign Aid, Trade, and Investment in the Developing World	RL34620	15-Aug-08
Conventional Arms Transfers to Developing Nations, 1998-2005	RL33696	23-Oct-06
Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The "Broadcast Flag"	RS22106	11-May-05
Countries of the World and International Organizations: Sources of Information	96-816	8-Aug-06
Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods	97-508	20-Mar-06
Creating a National Framework for Cybersecurity: An Analysis of Issues and Options	RL32777	22-Feb-05
Cruise Missile Defense	RS21921	2-May-05
Current Economic Conditions and Selected Forecasts	RL30329	22-Aug-08
Cybercrime: The Council of Europe Convention	RS21208	28-Sep-06
Cyprus: Status of U.N. Negotiations and Related Issues	RL33497	20-Jul-07
Defense Transformation: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress	RL32238	9-Nov-06
Democracy in Russia: Trends and Implications for U.S. Interests	RL32662	29-Aug-06
Detection of Explosives on Airline Passengers: Recommendation of the 9/11 Commission and Related Issues	RS21920	9-Aug-06
Digital Television: An Overview	RL31260	11-Jan-08
Diplomacy for the 21st Century: Transformational Diplomacy	RL34141	23-Aug-07
Director of National Intelligence: Statutory Authorities	RS22112	11-Apr-05
Dispute Settlement in the World Trade Organization: An Overview	RS20088	7-Aug-07
Drug Control: International Policy and Approaches	IB88093	2-Feb-06
Drug Trafficking and North Korea: Issues for U.S. Policy	RL32167	27-Nov-06
East Asian Regional Architecture: New Economic and Security Arrangements and U.S. Policy	RL33653	18-Sep-06
Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations	RL33033	29-Mar-07
Emergency Communications: Policy Options at a Crossroads	RL33838	30-Jan-07
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Legislation in the 110th Congress	RL33831	16-Nov-07
Energy Efficiency Policy: Budget, Electricity Conservation, and Fuel Conservation Issues	RL33599	8-Aug-06
Energy Policy: Conceptual Framework and Continuing Issues	RL31720	11-May-06
Energy Tax Policy: History and Current Issues	RL33578	7-Nov-07
Energy: Selected Facts and Numbers	RL31849	6-Oct-06
Enlargement Issues at NATO’s Bucharest Summit	RL34415	18-Apr-08
Environmental Protection Issues in the 109th Congress	RL33481	21-Aug-06
Europe: Rising Economic Nationalism?	RS22468	6-Jul-06
European Approaches to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism	RL33573	24-Jul-06
European Union Biofuels Policy and Agriculture: An Overview	RS22404	16-Mar-06
European Union Enlargement	RS21344	3-Jul-08
European Union's Arms Control Regime and Arms Exports to China: Background and Legal Analysis	RL32785	1-Mar-05
European Union's Arms Embargo on China: Implications and Options for U.S. Policy	RL32870	26-Jan-06
European Union-U.S. Trade and Investment Relations: Key Issues	RL34381	8-Apr-08
European Views and Policies Toward the Middle East	RL31956	21-Dec-05
Europe's New Trade Agenda	RS22547	31-Jul-08
Extraterritorial Application of American Criminal Law	94-166	10-Sep-07
Fatah and Hamas: the New Palestinian Factional Reality	RS22395	3-Mar-06
FCC Media Ownership Rules: Current Status and Issues for Congress	RL31925	29-Jun-06
Federal Research and Development Funding: FY2007	RL33345	26-Oct-06
Food Safety Issues in the 109th Congress	RL31853	16-Jun-05
Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 110th Congress	RL33760	20-Dec-06
Foreign Aid: An Introductory Overview of U.S. Programs and Policy	98-916	19-Jan-05
Foreign Aid: Understanding Data Used to Compare Donors	RS22032	7-Jun-06
Foreign Countries’ Response to the Avian Influenza (H5N1) Virus: Current Status	RL33871	5-Feb-07
Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation	RL31146	31-Jan-08
Foreign Terrorist Organizations	RL32223	6-Feb-04
Free Trade Agreements: Impact on U.S. Trade and Implications for U.S. Trade Policy	RL31356	10-Jul-07
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Amendments: 109th Congress	RL32780	6-Dec-05
Gasoline Prices: Issues for the 110th Congress	RL33521	4-Feb-08
Global Climate Change: Major Scientific and Policy Issues	RL33602	11-Aug-06
Global Climate Change: The Kyoto Protocol	RL30692	21-Jul-05
Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options	RL32359	5-Oct-06
Government Activities to Protect the Electric Grid	RS21958	4-Feb-05
Guarding America: Security Guards and U.S. Critical Infrastructure Protection	RL32670	12-Nov-04
HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean and Central America	RL32001	20-Jun-06
HIV/AIDS International Programs: Appropriations, FY2003-FY2006	RS21181	3-Jan-06
Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches	RL33616	18-Aug-06
Homeland Security: Air Passenger Prescreening and Counterterrorism	RL32802	4-Mar-05
Homeland Security: Defending U.S. Airspace	RS21394	6-Jun-06
Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles	RL31741	16-Feb-06
Human Cloning	RL31358	20-Jul-06
Identity Theft: The Internet Connection	RS22082	16-Mar-05
Immigration Enforcement Within the United States	RL33351	6-Apr-06
Immigration Fraud: Policies, Investigations, and Issues	RL34007	17-May-07
Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress	RL33125	7-Dec-06
Immigration Reform: Brief Synthesis of Issue	RS22574	23-Aug-07
Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress	RL33181	19-Sep-06
Immigration Statistics on the Web	RS22423	19-Apr-06
Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs	RL32044	17-Jan-08
Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens	RL32564	22-Jan-08
Impact of Rising Oil Prices	RS22204	10-Jun-08
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan:Effects and Countermeasures	RS22330	25-Sep-06
India: Chronology of Recent Events	RS21589	13-Feb-07
India-Iran Relations and U.S. Interests	RS22486	2-Aug-06
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami: Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Operations	RL32715	21-Mar-05
Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunamis: Food Aid Needs and the U.S. Response	RS22027	8-Apr-05
India-U.S. Relations	RL33529	12-Aug-08
Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, and Cyberwar: Capabilities and Related Policy Issues	RL31787	20-Mar-07
Intellectual Property and Collaborative Research	RL33063	16-Aug-05
Intelligence Estimates: How Useful to Congress?	RL33733	21-Nov-06
Intelligence Issues for Congress	RL33539	18-Dec-07
International Crises and Disasters: U.S. Humanitarian Assistance, Budget Trends, and Issues for Congress	RL33769	3-May-07
International Drug Trade and U.S. Foreign Policy	RL33582	6-Nov-06
International Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress	RL33250	6-Jun-06
International Reaction to the Palestinian Unity Government	RS22659	9-May-07
International Small Arms and Light Weapons Transfers: U.S. Policy	RS20958	2-Oct-06
International Terrorism: Threat, Policy, and Response	RL33600	3-Jan-07
Internet Development and Information Control in the People's Republic of China	RL33167	10-Feb-06
Internet Domain Names: Background and Policy Issues	97-868	14-Jul-06
Internet Privacy: Overview and Legislation in the 109th Congress, 1st Session	RL31408	26-Jan-06
Internet Taxation: Issues and Legislation in the 109th Congress	RL33261	29-Jun-06
Internet: An Overview of Key Technology Policy Issues Affecting Its Use and Growth	98-67	15-Aug-06
Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment	RL33655	23-Oct-06
Iran: Ethnic and Religious Minorities	RL34021	25-May-07
Iranian Nuclear Sites	RS22531	9-Aug-07
Iran's Nuclear Program: Recent Developments	RS21592	8-Mar-07
Iraq Oil: Reserves, Production, and Potential Revenues	RS21626	24-Apr-06
Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Stabilization and Reconstruction	RL32105	26-Dec-07
Iraq: Frequently Asked Questions About Contracting	RL32229	18-Mar-05
Iraq: Milestones Since the Ouster of Saddam Hussein	RS22598	7-Feb-07
Iraq: Oil-For-Food Program, Illicit Trade, and Investigations	RL30472	9-Jan-06
Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy	RL33793	12-Sep-07
Iraq: Summary of U.S. Forces	RL31763	28-Nov-05
Iraq: Tribal Structure, Social, and Political Activities	RS22626	7-Apr-08
Iraq: Tribal Structure, Social, and Political Activities	RS22626	7-Apr-08
Iraq: U.S. Military Operations	RL31701	9-May-06
Iraq: United Nations and Humanitarian Aid Organizations	RL31766	20-Jul-06
Iraq’s Debt Relief: Procedure and Potential Implications for International Debt Relief	RL33376	6-Dec-06
Iraq's Trade with the World: Data and Analysis	RL32025	25-Mar-05
Islam in South and Southeast Asia	RS21903	8-Feb-05
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites	RS21745	11-Dec-06
Islamic Finance: Overview and Policy Concerns	RS22931	29-Jul-08
Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background	RS21654	23-Jan-08
Islamic Terrorism and the Balkans	RL33012	26-Jul-05
Islamist Extremism in Bangladesh	RS22591	31-Jan-07
Islamist Extremism in Europe	RS22211	6-Jan-06
Israel: U.S. Foreign Assistance	IB85066	26-Apr-05
Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: The Annapolis Conference	RS22768	7-Dec-07
Israel's Disengagement from Gaza	RS22000	16-Sep-05
Journalists's Privilege to Withhold Information in Judicial and Other Proceedings: State Shield Statutes	RL32806	8-Mar-05
Kosovo and U.S. Policy: Background to Independence	RL31053	20-Jun-08
Kosovo's Future Status and U.S. Policy	RS21721	28-Dec-07
Lasers Aimed at Aircraft Cockpits: Background and Possible Options to Address the Threat to Aviation Safety and Security	RS22033	21-Dec-05
Lebanon	RL33509	23-Nov-07
Lebanon: The Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict	RL33566	15-Sep-06
Libya: Background and U.S. Relations	RL33142	6-Aug-08
Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe	RL34051	3-Sep-08
Long-Term Economic Growth and Budget Projections	RL31140	1-Mar-06
Long-Term Growth of the U.S. Economy: Significance, Determinants, and Policy	RL32987	25-May-06
Maritime Security: Potential Terrorist Attacks and Protection Priorities	RL33787	9-Jan-07
Material Support of Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Sunset Amendments	RL33035	17-Mar-06
Middle East Free Trade Area: Progress Report	RL32638	3-Jul-06
Military Aviation: Issues and Options for Combating Terrorism and Counterinsurgency	RL32737	27-Jan-06
Military Role in Space Control: A Primer	RL32602	23-Sep-04
Millennium Challenge Account	RL32427	24-Jul-08
Missile Defense: The Current Debate	RL31111	21-Dec-05
Missing and Exploited Children: Overview and Policy Concerns	RL31655	10-May-06
Monetary Policy: Current Policy and Conditions	RL30354	22-Nov-06
Muslims in Europe: Integration Policies in Selected Countries	RL33166	18-Nov-05
National Emergency Powers	98-505	13-Nov-06
National Strategy for Combating Terrorism: Background and Issues for Congress	RL34230	1-Nov-07
NATO and Energy Security	RS22409	15-Aug-07
NATO and the European Union	RL32342	29-Jan-08
NATO's Decision-Making Procedure	RS21510	8-Mar-05
Nepal: Background and U.S. Relations	RL31599	2-Feb-06
Net Neutrality: Background and Issues	RS22444	16-May-06
Network Centric Warfare: Background and Oversight Issues for Congress	RL32411	18-Mar-05
Nigeria in Political Transition	RL33594	28-Jul-06
Nigeria	RL33964	11-Jun-08
Nonimmigrant Overstays: Brief Synthesis of the Issue	RS22446	22-May-06
North Korea: A Chronology of Events in 2005	RL33389	24-Apr-06
North Korea: A Chronology of Events, October 2002-December 2004	RL32743	24-Jan-05
North Korea: Economic Sanctions	RL31696	16-Jun-05
North Korea’s Nuclear Test: Motivations, Implications, and U.S. Options	RL33709	12-Dec-06
North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments	RL34256	5-Dec-07
North Korean Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States	RS21473	3-Jan-07
North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Latest Developments	RS21391	18-Oct-06
Northern Ireland: The Peace Process	RS21333	3-Jul-08
Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty	RL31448	18-Jan-08
Nuclear Arms Control: The U.S.-Russian Agenda	IB98030	23-Feb-06
Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer	RS22937	12-Aug-08
Nuclear Energy Policy	RL33558	20-Jul-06
Nuclear Nonproliferation Issues	IB10091	20-Jan-06
Nuclear Power Plants: Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack	RS21131	10-Aug-07
Nuclear Terrorism: A Brief Review of Threats and Responses	RL32595	10-Feb-05
Nuclear Threat Reduction Measures for India and Pakistan	RL31589	17-Feb-05
Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects	RL34226	29-Oct-07
Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Weapons and Missiles: Status and Trends	RL30699	14-Jan-05
Nuclear, Biological, Chemical, and Missile Proliferations Sanctions: Selected Current Law	RL31502	21-Oct-05
Oil and Gas Disruption From Hurricanes Katrina and Rita	RL33124	6-Apr-06
Oil Industry Profit Review 2005	RL33373	18-Apr-06
Oil Industry Profits: Analysis of Recent Performance	RL33021	4-Aug-05
Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terror: Selected Legislation from the 110th Congress	RL34172	17-Sep-07
Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress	RL34387	28-Mar-08
Organic Agriculture in the United States: Program and Policy Issues	RL31595	15-Sep-06
Overview of the Federal Tax System	RL32808	2-Jun-06
Pakistan and Terrorism: A Summary	RS22632	27-Mar-07
Pakistan: Chronology of Recent Events	RS21584	18-Dec-06
Pakistan: Significant Recent Events	RL33954	9-Apr-07
Pakistan’s Political Crisis and State of Emergency	RL34240	6-Nov-07
Pakistan's Domestic Political Developments	RL32615	19-Sep-05
Pakistan's Nuclear Proliferation Activities and the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission: U.S. Policy Constraints and Options	RL32745	24-May-05
Palestinian Elections	RL33269	28-Feb-06
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas: Overview of Internal and External Challenges	RS22047	9-Mar-06
Pandemic Influenza: Domestic Preparedeness Efforts	RL33145	10-Nov-05
Peacekeeping and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on Civilian Capabilities	RL32862	18-Sep-06
Peacekeeping and Related Stability Operations: Issues of U.S. Military Involvement	RL33557	13-Jul-06
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties	RS21123	10-Jul-07
Point Systems for Immigrant Selection: Options and Issues	RL34030	5-Jun-07
Policing in Peacekeeping and Related Stability Operations: Problems and Proposed Solutions	RL32321	30-Mar-04
Postponement and Rescheduling of Elections to Federal Office	RL32623	4-Oct-04
Project BioShield	RS21507	27-Sep-06
Project BioShield: Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress	RL33907	8-Mar-07
Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)	RS21881	14-Sep-06
Proposals for Intelligence Reorganization, 1949-2004	RL32500	24-Sep-04
Protection of National Security Information	RL33502	26-Dec-06
Protection of Security-Related Information	RL33670	27-Sep-06
Public Diplomacy: A Review of Past Recommendations	RL33062	31-Oct-05
Public Relations and Propaganda: Restrictions on Executive Agency Activities	RL32750	24-May-05
Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations	RL31718	24-Jan-08
Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis	RL32222	21-Dec-06
Removing Terrorist Sanctuaries: The 9/11 Commission Recommendations and U.S. Policy	RL32518	11-Feb-05
Renewable Energy: Tax Credit, Budget, and Electricity Production Issues	IB10041	25-May-06
Restructuring U.S. Foreign Aid: The Role of the Director of Foreign Assistance	RL33491	8-Sep-06
Russian Natural Gas: Regional Dependence	RS22562	5-Jan-07
Russian Oil and Gas Challenges	RL33212	20-Jun-07
Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests	RL33407	26-Aug-08
Russia's Accession to the WTO	RL31979	17-Jul-06
Russia's Cutoff of Natural Gas to Ukraine: Context and Implications	RS22378	15-Feb-06
Safeguards on Textile and Apparel Imports from China	RL32168	30-Jun-06
Same-Sex Marriages: Legal Issues	RL31994	17-Jul-06
Saudi Arabia: Current Issues and U.S. Relations	RL33533	13-Apr-07
Saudi Arabia: Terrorist Financing Issues	RL32499	14-Sep-07
Serbia and Montenegro Union: Background and Pending Dissolution	RS21568	24-May-06
Serbia and Montenegro: Current Situation and U.S. Policy	RL30371	21-Jun-06
Space Exploration: Issues Concerning the "Vision for Space Exploration"	RS21720	4-Jan-06
Spam: An Overview of Issues Concerning Commercial Electronic Mail	RL31953	30-Jan-06
Spyware: Background and Policy Issues for Congress	RL32706	26-Sep-07
Stem Cell Research	RL31015	11-Jan-06
Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues	RL33554	25-Aug-08
Stem Cell Research: Federal Research Funding and Oversight	RL33540	18-Apr-07
Stem Cell Research: State Initiatives	RL33524	19-May-06
Syria: Political Conditions and Relations with the United States After the Iraq War	RL32727	28-Feb-05
Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices	RL33510	5-Aug-08
Taxes and International Competitiveness	RS22445	19-May-06
Terrorism Financing: U.S. Agency Efforts and Inter-Agency Coordination	RL33020	3-Aug-05
Terrorism in South Asia	RL32259	31-Aug-05
Terrorism in Southeast Asia	RL31672	7-Feb-05
Terrorist Capabilities for Cyberattack: Overview and Policy Issues	RL33123	22-Jan-07
Terrorist Financing: Current Efforts and Policy Issues for Congress	RL32539	20-Aug-04
Terrorist Nuclear Attacks on Seaports: Threat and Response	RS21293	24-Jan-05
Terrorist Precursor Crimes: Issues and Options for Congress	RL34014	24-May-07
Terrorist Surveillance Act of 2006: S. 3931 and Title II of S. 3929, the Terrorist Tracking, Identification, and Prosecution Act of 2006	RL33669	25-Sep-06
Terrorist Watchlist Checks and Air Passenger Prescreening	RL33645	6-Sep-06
The Bayh-Dole Act: Selected Issues in Patent Policy and the Commercialization of Technology	RL32076	3-Apr-08
The Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiative: An Overview	RS22053	15-Feb-05
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2006	RL32812	30-Aug-06
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2007	RL33282	11-Jan-07
The Budget for Fiscal Year 2008	RL33915	4-Jan-08
The Changing Demographic Profile of the United States	RL32701	7-Jun-06
The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA): Origin, Characteristics, and Institutional Authorities	RL32370	6-Jun-05
The Congressional Research Service and the American Legislative Process	RL33471	14-Jun-06
The Cost of Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Enhanced Security	RS21644	14-Mar-05
The Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis	RS21948	11-Feb-05
The Economics of the Federal Budget Deficit	RL31235	24-Jan-07
The Electoral College: An Overview and Analysis of Reform Proposals	RL30804	5-Nov-04
The Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections	RL32611	5-Nov-04
The European Parliament	RS21998	3-Jul-08
The European Union in 2006 and Beyond	RS21757	6-Apr-06
The European Union's Energy Security Challenges	RL33636	11-Sep-06
The European Union's Reform Process: The Lisbon Treaty	RS21618	3-Jul-08
The Global Fund and PEPFAR in U.S. International AIDS Policy	RL33135	3-Nov-05
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: Progress Report and Issues for Congress	RL33396	11-Jun-07
The Group of Eight Summits: Evolution and Possible Reform	RS22403	17-Mar-06
The Iran Nonproliferation Act and the International Space Station: Issues and Options	RS22072	5-Dec-05
The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya	RS21695	24-Jan-08
The Middle East Partnership Initiative: An Overview	RS21457	20-Jul-05
The Middle East Peace Talks	IB91137	18-May-06
The Middle East Television Network: An Overview	RS21565	17-Aug-05
The National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center: Issues for Congress	RL32891	21-Nov-06
The National Counterterrorism Center: Implementation Challenges and Issues for Congress	RL32816	24-Mar-05
The Peace Corps: Current Issues	RS21168	8-Jul-08
The Persian Gulf States: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2006	RL31533	21-Aug-06
The Position of Director of National Intelligence: Issues for Congress	RL32506	5-Oct-04
The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments	RL32929	8-Nov-07
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues	RL33341	11-Sep-08
The U.S. Trade Deficit: Causes, Consequences, and Cures	RL31032	25-Jan-08
The United Nations and "Gun Control"	RS22108	7-Apr-05
The United States and Europe: Possible Options for U.S. Policy	RL32577	23-Jan-06
The United States as a Net Debtor Nation: Overview of the International Investment Position	RL32964	29-Oct-07
The War Crimes Act: Current Issues	RL33662	25-Sep-06
The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Three Years	RL32267	1-May-07
The World Trade Organization: The Hong Kong Ministerial	RL33176	20-Jan-06
The WTO, Intellectual Property Rights, and theAccess to Medicines Controversy	RL33750	5-Nov-07
Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources	98-461	13-Jan-05
Trade Agreements: Impact on the U.S. Economy	RL31932	15-Mar-07
Trade Conflict and the U.S.-European Union Economic Relationship	RL30732	11-Apr-07
Trade Negotiations During the 109th Congress	RL33463	14-Nov-06
Trade Preferences for Developing Countries and the WTO	RS22183	7-Jan-08
Trade Promotion Authority and Fast-Track Negotiating Authority for Trade Agreements: Major Votes	RS21004	31-Jan-07
Trafficking in Persons: The U.S. and International Response	RL30545	7-Jul-06
Transnational Organized Crime: Principal Threats and U.S. Responses	RL33335	20-Mar-06
Treasury's Terrorist Finance Program's Access to Information Held by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT)	RS22469	7-Jul-06
Treatment of “Battlefield Detainees” in the War on Terrorism	RL31367	23-Jan-07
Trends in Terrorism: 2006	RL33555	21-Jul-06
Tsunamis: Monitoring, Detection, and Early Warning Systems	RL32739	23-Feb-06
Turkey's 2007 Elections: Crisis of Identity and Power	RL34039	10-Sep-07
U.S. Agricultural Trade: Trends, Composition, Direction, and Policy	98-253	25-Sep-06
U.S. and Coalition Military Operations in Afghanistan: Issues for Congress	RL33503	11-Dec-06
U.S. and International Responses to the Global Spread of Avian Flu: Issues for Congress	RL33219	1-May-06
U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy and the 9/11 Commission Report	RL32522	4-Feb-05
U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan	RS22757	8-Nov-07
U.S. Arms Sales: Agreements with and Deliveries to Major Clients, 1998-2005	RL33758	15-Dec-06
U.S. Assistance to North Korea	RS21834	31-Jul-08
U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet Union	RL32866	26-Jun-06
U.S. Assistance to Women in Afghanistan and Iraq: Challenges and Issues for Congress	RL33227	5-Jan-06
U.S. Conventional Forces and Nuclear Deterrence: A China Case Study	RL33607	11-Aug-06
U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma	RL33486	15-Jun-06
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues	RS21118	15-Aug-08
U.S. Embassy in Iraq	RS21867	8-Aug-08
U.S. Forces in Afghanistan	RS22633	27-Mar-07
U.S. Forces in Iraq	RS22449	13-Nov-06
U.S. Foreign Aid to Lebanon: Issues for Congress	RL33933	21-Mar-07
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians	RS22370	9-Oct-07
U.S. Foreign Assistance to the Middle East: Historical Background, Recent Trends, and the FY2008 Request	RL32260	3-Jul-07
U.S. Immigration Policy on Asylum Seekers	RL32621	27-Jan-06
U.S. Immigration Policy on Permanent Admissions	RL32235	12-Sep-07
U.S. Intelligence and Policymaking: The Iraq Experience	RS21696	21-Feb-06
U.S. International Borders: Brief Facts	RS21729	9-Nov-06
U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008	RL33485	11-Sep-07
U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts	RL33577	30-May-08
U.S. Military Operations in the Global War on Terrorism: Afghanistan, Africa, the Philippines, and Colombia	RL32758	20-Jan-06
U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress	RL33016	14-Aug-08
U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure	RL31623	23-Jan-08
U.S. Policy Regarding the International Criminal Court	RL31495	29-Aug-06
U.S. Public Diplomacy: Background and the 9/11 Commission Recommendations	RL32607	1-May-06
U.S. Space Programs: Civilian, Military, and Commercial	IB92011	13-Jun-06
U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress	RS21048	17-Apr-06
U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with Sub-Saharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond	RL31772	25-Jan-08
U.S. Treatment of Prisoners in Iraq: Selected Legal Issues	RL32395	27-Oct-05
U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) Program	RL32234	26-Jan-06
U.S.-EU Cooperation Against Terrorism	RS22030	16-Oct-06
U.S.-European Union Relations and the 2007 Summit	RS22645	14-May-07
U.S.-European Union Trade Relations: Issues and Policy Challenges	IB10087	1-May-06
U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China	RS22663	18-May-07
U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation: A Side-By-Side Comparison of Current Legislation	RL33561	22-Nov-06
Ukraine's Political Crisis and U.S. Policy Issues	RL32691	1-Feb-05
Underlying Strains in Taiwan-U.S. Political Relations	RL33684	20-Apr-07
Undisclosed U.S. Detention Sites Overseas: Background and Legal Issues	RL33643	12-Sep-06
United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress	IB90103	5-Jul-06
United Nations Peacekeeping: Issues for Congress	RL33700	5-Aug-08
United Nations Reform: U.S. Policy and International Perspectives	RL33848	5-Aug-08
United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues	RL33611	1-Aug-08
Visa Issuances: Policy, Issues, and Legislation	RL31512	24-Jan-08
Visa Waiver Program	RL32221	8-Aug-07
Visa Waiver Program	RL32221	31-Jan-08
War on Drugs: The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign	RS21490	3-Jul-06
War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance	RL33532	12-Jun-07
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Trade Between North Korea and Pakistan	RL31900	28-Nov-06
Women in Iraq: Background and Issues for U.S. Policy	RL32376	13-Mar-06
World Trade Organization Negotiations: The Doha Development Agenda	RL32060	18-Aug-08
WTO Dispute Settlement: Stages and Pending U.S. Activity Before the Dispute Settlement Body	RS21763	7-Nov-06
WTO Dispute Settlement: Status of U.S. Compliance in Pending Cases	RL32014	14-Aug-07
WTO Doha Round: The Agricultural Negotiations	RL33144	22-Jan-07
WTO: Antidumping Issues in the Doha Development Agenda	RL32810	15-May-06